Gathering attachment for boll-weevil exterminators



Jun 12, 1923. K 7 1,458,853

- J. M. SALADINER GATHERING ATTACHMENT FOR BOLLWEEVIL EXTERMINATORS Fild May 5,1922 5 3,Sheets-Sheet l Asaass J. M. SALADINEER GTHBR ING ATTACHMENT FOR BOLL 'WEEYI IL EXTERMINATORS' June 12, 1923.-

f Seqats-Sheet 3 1 'waai June 12; 1923. 1,458,853 J. M. SALADINER GATHERING ATTACHMENT i 01? BOLL WEEVIL EXTERMINATORS Filed May 5, 1922 s Shets-$heet 5 UNITED I STATES Patented June 12,1923.

JOSEPH M. 'sAnAniNEit on BRYAN, TEXAS! GATHERING ATTACHMENT. FOR

Application med m 5,

Bryan, in the county of-Braiosand State of Texas, have invented a, new.- and useful Gathering Attachment for Bollfiveevil :EX- terminators of which the following, is a Specification. H W 7 This invention'relatesto gathering means for use in connection with boll weeviliexterminators of the type shown; forexample, in Patent No. 1,354,215 issued to me on Sept.

Itis an v flexible trailing means adapted to be drawn over the surface of theground' between the rows of plants, these trailing means being in communication with a suction mechanism ,whercby erforated squa-res,'hulls,'and boll weevils or other insects on the ground will be gathered up into themachinejanjdcrushed.

furtherobject is to provide means 'ifor separating dirt and sand from the material sucked into the machine, additional means being employedqffor removing the "sucked materialvfrom the air current and directing it to a crushing "mechanism.

With the forgoing and other objects in view which will appear Jas-the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coins.

bination and arrangement oflpartsand in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood 1 that, within, the scope of. what is'clain'ied, changes in the precise embodimentof the invention shown can be made Without departing from-the spirit of th'e invention.

' In the accompanying drawings the pre-i In said drawings j Fi ure 3 is an enlarged longitudinalsec- :tion through one of the connectingpipes and showing the. dirt trap thereunder.

u Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through p A v p V 4 I Thecas'ing ofthe,separator'18ispreferably siuhs tantially cylindrical and has; an outlet 22 the bottom thereof from Yvvl' ichextends aldelivery chute 23.- I A 'shaftf24; is

the separator.

- Figure5 is a section throughthe grinding mill supplied from the separator. V

Figure 6 isa plan viewiof the machine, j i J w p yjarnaiea in, the separator casing. and has v radial blades 25 adapted to movejbetwe'enfi Figure 7 is avie Wpartly in section and partly iu velevation'of a group of gather ng V v I p M. SAnLiDi ER," a citizen of the UnitedIStates; residingjat object of the invention to provide j Bo'LL-wEEvIL,Exr imvnivArons. 1 i I 1922. swarm.558,740..

structure.

' Figure Sfis a 'tr'a'nsvi one of the fiexiblejhose.

rs e Seamanmeeting U i up Referring tothe figures bvcharactersof reference '1 designates supporting wheels havlngan axle 2 'carrying'a'body' 3.,Q'Tjothe" "fingers and v showing the articulated interior. (I

'rear 1 portion of this body is hingedly' con- "nected; the. .frame flof a hood 5 extending transversely across thebackfof the machine. Y

intending to suitably [located controlling levers 7 and guided by; sheaves 8 provided hood made; up of oppositelydisposed sections mounted to swing about-transverse] A axes and operated by cables 6 orthe like we wherever necessary. [The l-constructionf'of I the hood and {the mean iof Swinging the:

hood upwardly bym eans ofthe levers and r 'cablesfconstitutes initself no part of the present invention; It might bestat'ed; how-u ever; thateach'side section ofzthef'hood ha'sf. a collecting pipe 9 extending along the back L portion thereof and rearwardlyv alongfthe} outer side. To therear portion of each of these pipes is connected a flexible hose 10 'provide'chat its lower end, with a coupling 11. provided with several branches from each'of which is extended afflexible' tubular 1 i fingerf12 closed atits 'free end. iEa-clrfinge'r new longitudinallseriesjof inlet :ope'nings I 13fand:the;hose;10 and fingers 12 are so; proportioned and locatedthat whenithel'machine is drawn forward with thejhood ex- "tending-over several rows of plants 'tlie jfinbe" caused to drag over the besubjected' tothe action of suction suction fan adapted 0utleti 17 of separator 18l- The outletis inconnecte'd by. flexible hose 2 1 orithe like to tliew side, portionsof the respective pipes 9.

d'iibetween} and'close to the rowsso I thatfpractiCal1y every part of the, surface'of the ground between the rows will jatfsome I 10b n tefseetedby 12 screen 9 a d opening'intothe i separate at; a: point d reuy' ppp'sige the. out1et ,l7 is'a branched pipe or coupling 20 v thereto.

the outlet 17 and'the inletpipe or coupling 20.

A gear 26 is secured to shaft 2% and receives motion througha gear 27 from'ashaft I on the shaft 36 of the suction fan located in casing 14;. v I Belt 34 is driven by a pulley 37 mounted on a shaft 38 and this shaft, in turn, has

sprockets 39 at its ends which receive motion through chains 40 from larger sprockets 3 41 secured to and rotating with the supporting wheels 1. I Clutches 38 controlled by'levers '39 can be provided for coupling the sprockets 39 shaft 38.

Formed within thebottom portion of each of the flexible hose 10 is'a longitudinal series of outlet openings l2 and secured to each of these hoseis a receptacle 43 having an outlet opening 44% which is normally closed by a door 45 of any suitable construction. These receptacles are adapted to receive sand or other heavy material drawn upwardly into the hose 10 and which will gravitate through the openings 42.

An additional receptacle 4:6 is secured to the bottom portion of and extends longitudinally of each of the rearwardly extending side portions of the pipes 9. Each recep tacle 46 has an outlet in the bottom thereof as shown-at 47 and a closure 48 of any desired construction serves to hold the conto or uncoupling them from the tents frornl escaping through the outlet.

detail in Figure 5 and which includes a housing 50 the top of which has a tapered recess 51 the lower open end of which is ,flared as at 52 to provide a grinding surface. The chute 23 opens into the upper portion of the recess 51 so as to deliver material A shaft 53 is journaled in the housing 50 and within a frame '54 secured to and extending under the open bottom of the housing. To the upper portion of this shaft is secured a tapered spiral 'feeding element 55 and below this feeding element is arranged a grinding disk 56 adapted to cooperate with the grinding surfa'ceof the flared end 52 so as to reduce to a finely .comminuted state all material delivered to to shaft 53 and receives motion through a gear 59 from a shaft 60 provided with a sprocket 61. This sprocket is engaged by :.chain 4t0. p

From the foregoing it will be apparent a chain 62 which is driven by a sprocket 63 formed with or secured to another sprocket 64 which engages and is driven by the that when the machine is drawn forward motion will be transmitted to the various working parts of the apparatus from the sprocket 41 and the parts driven thereby. A suction will be set up through the hose 10 and fingers 12, thefair current passing tliro'ughfthe separator shown in Figureg i andout through the screen 19to the fan casing. 'As the fingers 12trail over the surface of the, ground the suction will cause loose particles and organisms such as'perforated squares, hulls, insects, etcI; to'be sucked into the openings 13 and thence through the/hose l0. Any'sand or other heavy particles'being carried by the air cur rents 'will gravitate through the openings 42 into the containers 43. As the air currents pass over the openings 47 any remaining heavy particles will gravitate into'the receptacles or containers 46. The air currents will merge in the, pipe or coupling 20 andflow straight across the separated casing to the outlet 17. the squarespeto, from passin the outlet and the rotatingbla des'ofthe separator will throw these squares and other solid portions downwardly to the outlet 22.

The screen will prevent v out through As they are here out of the line of suction they will gravitate through the chute 23 to."

the mill where they will be reduced bythe rotation of the feed spiral or worm .55 and diski56. The pulverized material can be discharged directly on the ground; i

In the drawings there have been shown some structures which do not constitute any part ofthe present invention. For example a poison containing hopper has'been indicated at 65 and from this hopper are extended tubes 66 for delivering poison through the hood 5. This poison distributing means has already been described and'claimed'in my patent heretofore mentioned.

Itis to be understoodthat the fingers l2 i can be ofany construction desired. As illustrated in Figure 7 each finger can consist of a flexible tube 67 closed at its free endand having its other end provided with a rigid sleeve 68 having a flange 69 riveted or otherwise secured to a flange 70 on the branch of the coupling 11. Arranged within each tubular portion 67 can be an articulated reenforcement consisting of a series of links 71 pivotally connected to each other and each being substantially basket shaped with anopening 72 in the bottom there-of adapted to register with one of the openings in the tubular portion 67. Particles sucked through the openings in the tubular portion coupling 11 as will be obvious. The links in the free end portion of the tubular member 67 can be shaped so as to 'fit snugly within said end of the member, as shown at .73

while the link at the other end of the-articulated reenforcement is adapted to be riveted I ture, of means for creating a suction, flex ible hose in communication with said means, diverging tubular fingers carried by and communicating with each of said hose, said fingers having inlet openings, and adapted to trail on the surface of the ground, receptacles beneath and supported by the hose, there being openings in the hose for delivering particles from the hose to the receptacles.

2. The combination with a portable structure and suction means thereon, of a collecting pipe in communication with the suction means and having outlets in the bottom portion thereof, a receptacle connected to the pipe for receiving material gravitating through the outlets, flexible hose extending from the collecting pipe and having opens ings in the bottom portions thereof, receptacles carried by the hose for receiving particles gravitating through the openings, and

apertured fingers opening into the hose.

3. The combination With a portable structure and suction means thereon, of a flexible hose in communication with said means and having outlet openings in the bottom portion thereof, a receptacle fitted to the hose and movable therewith for receiving particles gravitating through the openings, a branched coupling carried by the hose,and diverging apertured tubular fingers carried by the branchesof the coupling.

L The combination with a flexible hos and a coupling connected thereto, of a flexible finger attached to the coupling and comprising. a tubular portion closed at itsfree end and having a plurality of openings be-' tween its ends, a series of links extending longitudinally within said "tubular portion. said linksbeing pivotallywconnected and constituting means for holding the tubular portion extended, each link having an opens ing therein communicating with one of the openings in the tubular portion of the finger, said links'providing a continuous passage therethrough longitudinally of the finger. Q o

' 5. A suction finger comprising a tubular portion closed at one end and open at its outer end and having a plurality of openings between its ends,' pivotally connected basket shaped links fitted snugly within the tubular portion 'for holdingit distended,

each of said links having an opening regis tering with one of the openingsin the tubular portion.

In testimony that I claimrthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of witnesses.

, JOSEPH M. SALADINER. Witnesses: i

Mrs. MARY K. BECKWITH, J. H. PAUsoN, M. G. NALI... 

